The Highlander A-Z: Duncan's Timeline (i: 1592-1800)

The Timeline is even more of an 'in progress' than the A-Z. Justpreparing it for the Web has reminded me of how many gaps there are,but when it was written for the magazine, lack of space forced me tocut it right back. To check out the A-Z, click here, and to jump to the second half of thetimeline click here.

1592

Duncan Macleod is born in the Highlands of Scotland. Discovered inthe woods just outside Glenfinnan, he is adopted and raised as heirto the Macleod clan.

1606

Duncan is lost in the woods aged 13, where he encounters the"witch" Cassandra for the first time.

1622

Duncan is cast out of his clan after his Immortality is triggeredby a "fatal" wound in battle. For two years Duncan wanders Scotland,returning to avenge his father's death in 1624 at the hands of Kanulfthe Viking.

1625

Duncan receives his first Quickening and discovers his trueidentity when an Immortal hermit forces him to take his head.

1630

1634

Mac encounters Devon Marek, the adopted son of the Duke ofWillioughby, just as the nobleman 'dies' for the first time. Notrealising he has sensed a pre-Immortal Mac buries Marek whosubsequently revives. Well, you live and learn.

1635

Duncan meets Amanda for the first time (she's travelling with hermentor Rebecca Horne).

1637-9

Duncan encounters Fitzcairn for the first time when heunsuccessfully tries to protect the Prince of Verona's daughter fromhis advances. The pair hit it off and decide to learn to readtogether. As you do.

1640

Mac encounters the immortal Kyra in a French tavern. The pairpredictably end up sharing a bed for the night.

1653

He is saved from slavery by Hamza el Kahir while in Algiers andencounters Xavier St. Cloud for the first time.

1657

1658

Duncan takes sanctuary in a European monastery for a time thatoffers shelter to beleagured immortals. There he encounters Kalas forthe first time, and has the singing monk expelled when he uncoversKalas' little sideline in killing Immortals as soon as they leavesanctuary.

1660

He returns to England in the wake of the Restoration of CharlesII.

1712

Duncan serves as a Scottish Emissary at the court of Queen Anne.He also encounters Amanda again in Constantinople.

1720

MacLeod is reunited with Fitzcairn under Westminster Abbey whereFitz is trying to assassinate George I and Mac is trying to steal theStone of Scone.

1730

Duncan narrowly avoids death - first as an alleged poacher andthen at the hands of the Immortal who 'saves' him.

1746

Duncan returns to Scotland to fight for the cause of the YoungPretender, Bonnie Prince Charlie.

1746

Macleod travels East in search of new pastures in the wake of theScottish defeat.

1750

Duncan stays with the Cossacks by the Don River in Russia for awhile, but leaves in disgust when they sack a defenceless village.

1753

1755

Duncan returns to the north coast of Africa and finds himselfbargaining his life in return for that of a young boy.

1765

Serves as a guide to the British army in India.

1778

Macleod is shipwrecked off the coast of Japan after marooning theImmortal captain of a ship on a desert island. He receives his katanafrom his rescuer who, incidentally, is forced to commit hari kiri forsaving his life.

1780

Visits Kiem Sun in China to discover he is trying to perfect adrug designed to enhance people's strength and obedience. He thenencounters Mei Ling in Mongolia, who teaches him the martial arts.

1783-1800

Duncan returns to Europe and the Napoleonic Wars, spending thelast 20 years of the century dividing his time between England andnorthern France.